Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-03
A roR,Y.roUR.RoUND FIGHT.
Reagan Knocks Fiies Out After a
Three.Hours' Contest.
by telegraph 10 the Dispatch.]


Nrw YORK. June 2.--Tbe third attempt
to eject the bard.elove fight between Jack
PILES, Of Chicago. and John Reagan, OF
BROOKLYN, for 81, AGO stakes, gate receipts,
and a ESQ aside bet, which the pu2ilists
made between themselves In the ring, was
successful last night. The men fought Tor
nearly three hours in a dancipg-pavilion
thirty miles up the Hudson. and Reagan
won by a Knockout blow on Files's jaw iu
the forty fourth round. About 100 specta.
tors were present, although the greatest
efforts were made 10 keep the place Of
meeting and the departure OF the ex.
curSion steamer with the men aud their
hackers a profound secret. The Dattie was
one of the best ever witnessed. Both
men fought coolly and cqrefuIly. The men
shook hands for the first round q little
after midnight. Reagan led three times
before Files responded at all. Reagao
beautifully ducked wicked left thinder,
and then forced Files TO the ropes. The
second round was cautious. The thlrd
was hotter. The fourth and 1fth rounds
were the same, Reagan very confident.
The seventh round found both men SIM
c9utious, but Files sent in his right and
won first kuocF. down. Files got In
splendid leit.hander as they met for The
eighth round and won first blood from
Reapan's nose. Reagan's eve was nov
black and swollen, and Files's cheek was
cut and bleeding. as was his Ieit
side. They spared moment, then cut
right in aud fought the hardest round OF
The battle. The exchanging In the middle
Of the rIng was terrific. Little was done In
the eleventh and twelfth rounds. The sew
enteenth round was another hard one to.
ward the close. The fighting was cautious
again up to the twenty.hfth round, when
both men got into desperate rally. Files
seemed TO be doing the best work in Rel.
gan's corner, but the Brooklynite turned
the tables and sent Files over the ropes.
The next hard round was the tbirty-thrd.
There was great fighting. Files was forced
10 the ropes. He ducked swinging blow
Of Reagsn's cleyerly. and had there been
post In the corner Reagan would now be
nursing broken bead. Reagan won his tirst
knoek.down In the thirty-f0urth round,
pushing Files TO the ropes and knocking
him clear outside the ring. There was
good work IN each OF the following rounds.
Tracy asked Power-the second-in the
forty.secoud round, for little resin for the
mems feet. The request was readily granted.
Reagan bad things his own way now. lie
banged Files on the Jaw and sent him to
the ropes as he pleased. The veteran. with
a lump on his cheek as large as potato and
blood streaming from ears and mouth, re-
spopded gamely. The BROOKLYN boy was
all too strong for poor Files IN the
Iorty.tbird and Tracey claimed foul
30 often that Reagan was given
very little chance 10 do any In.
fighting. The forty fourth round list'd
less than two minutes. Files was rushed
from one part OF the ring TO another, and
Iiebi-banded smash on the Jaw sent him TO
the floor in heap. His head struck the
| floor, and when the iime.keeperS said the
| ten seconds were up he Law there stlil.
Three cheers were given for Johnnie Rea.
gan. weter.weight champion OF America.
| The men were hurried aboard the steamer
and her lines cast oil. They bad been at II
four minutes short OF three hours and II
was now almost daylight. Files's hands
were badly injured.